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Ambrosian chant

Ambrosian chant noun: the liturgical plainchant repertory of the Ambrosian rite of the Roman Catholic Church, related to but distinct from Gregorian chant, and primarily associated with the Archdiocese of Milan.

Noun

Ambrosian chant (countable and uncountable, plural Ambrosian chants)

  1. The liturgical plainchant repertory of the Ambrosian rite of the Roman Catholic Church, related to but distinct from Gregorian chant, and primarily associated with the Archdiocese of Milan.
    Synonyms:
    Milanese chant

Synonyms of Ambrosian chant

Forms of Ambrosian chant

pluralAmbrosian chants

Questions about Ambrosian chant

What does Ambrosian chant mean?
Ambrosian chant means the liturgical plainchant repertory of the Ambrosian rite of the Roman Catholic Church, related to but distinct from Gregorian chant, and primarily associated with the Archdiocese of Milan.
What part of speech is Ambrosian chant?
Ambrosian chant is a noun.
What is the plural of Ambrosian chant?
The plural of Ambrosian chant is Ambrosian chants.

Words near Ambrosian chant in the dictionary

  1. ambrosiac
  2. ambrosiae
  3. ambrosial
  4. ambrosially
  5. ambrosian
  6. Ambrosian chant
  7. Ambrosians
  8. ambrosias
  9. ambrosiate
  10. ambrosin
  11. Ambrosini

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